Sand-box for wheels.



Patented Feb. 4, I902.

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(Application filed Aug. 31, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS E. WATERMAN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EMERSON MANUFACTURINGCOMPANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

SAND-BOX FOR WHEELS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 692,806, dated February4, 1902.

Application filed August 31, 1901. Serial No. 74,035. (No model.)

To ail whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LnWIs E. WATERMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sand-Boxes forWheels, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a sand-box for wheels. Onesection of the box has a connection with the axle, and if the axlerevolves it revolves with it.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a lengthwise section of a hubof a wheel, the sleeve located therein, and my im proved sandbox inconnection therewith. Fig. 2 is a face representation of the sand-box.Fig. 3 is an isometrical representation of the main section of thesand-box. resentation of the cap portion of the sandbox.

The sleeve 1 is of the usual form, having a closed end 2 and an enlargedrounded end 3.

-' This sleeve is placed within the hub 4 of a wheel and held in placeby a bolt 5.

'The sand-box is in two parts, the main portion comprising a plate 6,provided with holes -7, a projection 8, having a semicircular cavity 9,recesses 10, and a collar 11. The

thereon, clamp the sections together.

Fig. 4 is an isometrical reprounded end 3 of the sleeve located Withinthe semicircular cavities of thesand-box, and 5 the projections 16guided within the recesses 10. Bolts 17 pass through the holes in theplate 6 and ears 12, and nuts 18, pla figd e axle 19 is passed throughthe collar 11 into the sleeve 1 and is held in connection therewith bythe set-screw 20, passing through the collar of the sand-box and restingagainst the axle.

By forming one section of the sand-box with a collar the sand-box isfirmly held in connection with the axle.

In most agricultural implements the axle remains stationary or has aslight oscillation and the wheel revolves on the axle, in which instancethe sand-box remains a part of the axle and the rounded end of thesleeve revolves' within the cavities 01: the sand-box and the end thrustis received at this point.

I claim as my invention- 1. A sand-box for wheels comprising twoportions connected together and oneportion having a solid collarintegral therewith.

2. A sand-box for wheels comprising two portions connected together, oneportion hav- 6o ing a solid collar integral therewith, and a setscrewfor the collar.

' LEWIS E. WATERMAN.

Witnesses:

A. O. BEHEL, E. BEHEL.

